Engine Swap between V70 and V70 xc

rax_tempus · Post by **rax_tempus** » 20 May 2016, 21:59

Hello,

Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but I have a 2000 Volvo V70 that was wrecked into. The engine is still fine, the damage was to the rear body. I found a 2000 V70 XC on Craigslist with a jacked engine but the body is perfect. Are the two compatible? Can I just swap out my good engine into the good body if I purchase it?

Also, the V70xc is AWD, the V70 is FWD, would that matter at all in this swap?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Best Regards

Post by **tryingbe** » 20 May 2016, 23:27

Is your V70 turbo or n/a?

V70xc would have a LPT engine.

rax_tempus · Post by **rax_tempus** » 21 May 2016, 00:28

the V70 is a turbo, does that matter?

1337 · Post by **1337** » 21 May 2016, 01:52

Do you know if the V70 donor car is a GLT or a T5?

If it's a GLT, it should have an identical motor to your XC. If it's a T5, it's a very similar motor, but with more power.

Perhaps someone can speak to whether there are any gotchas to putting a T5 motor into a GLT/XC engine bay. (All I can think of is that different variants of the car have slightly different oil cooler line routing...)

Post by **erikv11** » 21 May 2016, 10:14

If you put in the T5 engine (and the turbo attached to it), you will want the T5 ECU as well. Otherwise, no gotchas.

rax_tempus · Post by **rax_tempus** » 21 May 2016, 21:57

Thank you all for the info!

Post by **erikv11** » 21 May 2016, 22:49

WAIT ...

Some of my info is bad. On a 2000, you can not switch the ECU. Apologies, I am stuck in 98-and-prior mindset. A T5 engine will physically swap in just fine, but I am not so certain about engine management, it will either be seamless or a bit off ...

Post by **abscate** » 22 May 2016, 02:15

New ECU means new keys too, for a 1999+